The author reportedly quit Facebook because his (her?) usage of it made him feel egotistical and/or narcissistic. After quitting, he wrote a lengthy article to make sure everyone knew his exact thought processes and feelings, and used some historical references to back up and legitimize his newly-found outlook on social networking. Seems like he hasn't yet solved his problem.
Yes, they do, but the point of the OP is that this person is still suffering from heavy narcissism, as evidenced by their writing an article about their experience regarding Facebook.
It was an interesting article - a bit obvious, but still worth reading - and I thought that the OP's comment was spot-on.
I agree. Narcissism is healthy. But when the point is the article is "how I became less narcissistic by not paying as detailed attention to Facebook," and it's an article that pays deep attention to his personal experience on Facebook, then an accusation of hypocrisy makes a wee bit of sense.
...with four swift clicks of the mouse, I canceled my account. Gone was the entire online persona I had created for myself – profile pictures, interests and activities, work history, friends acquired
Maybe! But all of those pictures, interests and activities, work history, and friends are still sitting there on Facebook's database waiting to be made visible again with another 4 quick clicks of the mouse...
After reconnecting with several friends I had lost touch with, a few admitted to thinking that I had either ended up in jail or died because of my complete lack of online presence. (No Myspace, facebook, blog, etc)
One can also look at other profiles on Facebook. I rarely make changes to my profile and spend most time on Facebook (usually about 2 hours a week or so) looking at other people's profiles. Guy is just a narcisist, I think.
I don't spend much time actually ON Facebook: I use the live feed, and keep my friend count down so I don't get overwhelmed. But yeah: I haven't edited my profile in something like half a year.
